Fischer E G, Greene C S, Winston K R
Neurosurgery. 1981 Sep;9(3):257-60.
This is a report of three children with spinal epidural abscess. The literature is reviewed and the features of this condition in children are noted. Because of the nonspecificity of presenting symptoms in children, the diagnosis may be delayed, resulting in a worse outcome, especially in children under 1 year of age. The extensive laminectomy advised for the treatment of spinal epidural abscesses in adults is undesirable in children because of the risk of spinal deformity and in most cases is probably not necessary.
本文报告了3例儿童脊髓硬膜外脓肿病例。对相关文献进行了综述，并记录了儿童该病症的特征。由于儿童出现症状的非特异性，诊断可能会延迟，从而导致更差的结果，尤其是1岁以下的儿童。因存在脊柱畸形风险，成人治疗脊髓硬膜外脓肿时建议的广泛椎板切除术对儿童并不可取，且在大多数情况下可能并无必要。
